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April 15, 2011

Program Hopes to Help Students Reach College

By Samantha Forcum

An emerging campus program known as “College Bound” is proposing the establishment of a new lock-in fee in the upcoming Associated Students Spring Election. College Bound is an on-campus organization designed to prom...

April 15, 2011

Earth Day Fair Gets Green

By Dale Fairclough

The Community Environmental Council is hosting their 41st annual Earth Day Festival this weekend in downtown Santa Barbara’s Alameda Park. The organization will host the event this Saturday and Sunday to promote the co...

April 15, 2011

Sorority Beach Volleyball Event Serves to Preserve

By Olivia Cvitanic

The Alpha Tao Omega fraternity will host a battle of the bands event in Isla Vista this weekend to promote their upcoming All- Sorority Volleyball Tournament fundraiser. The competition will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday a...

April 15, 2011

Students Rally in L.A. to Fight Budget Cuts

By Vincent Martellacci

University of California students and community members gathered in downtown Los Angeles to rally against further proposed budget cuts to higher education yesterday. Students from UCSB, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Cruz and ...

April 15, 2011

Team Faces No. 1 USC in Last Game of Season

By Kyle Detz

The No. 6 UCSB men’s volleyballteam never recovered after dropping thefirst set to No. 13 Pepperdine at theFirestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, eventuallylosing the match in straight sets27-29, 16-25 and 21-25. The loss dro...

April 14, 2011

Leg Council Funds A.S. Votetopia

By Patrick Kulp

Associated Students Legislative Council discussed A.S. Election Committee’s funding for their “Votetopia” campaign to mobilize student participation in the Spring Election during last night’s five-hour meeting. T...

April 14, 2011

Local Establishment Holds Donation Drive

By Nader Heidari

While The Study Hall’s “50 Club” is no longer allowed to occur, the Isla Vista bar recently replaced their 11-year-old tradition with the Spring Benefit Club, a donation drive to raise money for charity. Keeping in...

April 14, 2011

UCSB Yearbook Seeks to Continue Printing

By Alexander Colletta

The La Cumbre yearbook is asking for students to pay $2.91 more per quarter in voter-approved lock-in fees in hopes of keeping UCSB’s yearbook in publication. The increase would supplement the $0.84 already charged per...

April 14, 2011

SB Community Opens Affordable Housing Complex

By Michael Dean

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara celebrated the grand opening of Artisan Court — the area’s newest low-income housing development — yesterday. Located at 422 E. Cota Street in downtown Santa Barba...

April 14, 2011

UC Regents Face Ethics Allegations

By Jenna Ryan

A petition started by a UC Berkeley activist group last spring is demanding that California’s Attorney General address allegations that certain UC Regents have unethical, vested interests in UC investments. While UC ad...

April 14, 2011

Prospective Presidents Debate

By Yishian Yao

Associated Students held its second and final open forum for presidential candidates yesterday in the Hub. Presidential candidates Stanley Tzankov, Harrison Weber and Marcus Rochellle discussed their platforms and answer...

April 13, 2011

What’s A.S. Spending Your Money On?

By Lexi Pandell

Associated Students is looking to invest over $300,000 of student money in Isla Vista expansion with a community center and a restaurant. Of 10 people randomly interviewed on campus, nine knew nothing about the projects....

April 13, 2011

UCs To Foster Support for System Salary Cuts

By Kathleen Tan

In a cost-cutting measure, the University of California Office of the President is proposing a voluntary system-wide program to reduce staff employee hours. The Employee-Initiated Reduction in Time program would permit U...

April 13, 2011

I.V. Park Bridge Sees Repairs

By Jack Crosbie

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Anisq’ Oyo’ Park yesterday in celebration of the bridge’s reopening. The district shut down the walkway in 2009 after discovering a majo...

April 13, 2011

Mayor Deems Themed Week for State Flora

By Pierre Berlan

Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider attended a luncheon at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden yesterday to officially declare next week the city’s “California Native Plant Week.” Schneider issued the proclamation to...

April 12, 2011

The 16th Weekly Photo of the Week: “Foul Ball”

By Sports Editor

If you’ve ever been to a baseball game at Caesar Uyesaka, you know the sound effects they use whenever someone hits a foul ball, the most common being shattering glass. During last Sunday’s game against Cal Poly, the...